The Texans are close to signing Pro Bowl receiver Andre Johnson to a new contract that could make him the highest-paid player in the NFL at his position.

The Texans have tentatively called a news conference for 1:30 p.m. to announce the deal.

Johnson has five years remaining on his current contract. He's scheduled to make a base salary of $5.8 million this season. He said at the start of training camp last week that he wanted to be the highest-paid receiver in the league.

Owner Bob McNair said he expected to have the deal wrapped up in two weeks, but it's not going to take that long, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Wednesday night.

No specifics of the deal were given.

General manager Rick Smith and agent Kennard McGuire have been negotiating the deal, and neither returned calls Wednesday night.